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The Lobster License Plate Song

Maine license platesCathy and I (heh. I can say that now.) went to see Catie Curtis last night at the The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. If you EVER get a chance to see her, then you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO!!! Beautiful voice, great stories. She’s amazing.

Opening up for her last night was Mark Erelli. He’s great too. Go see him, you won’t be disappointed. The point of all this is that he played a song last night during the encore that was sooooo funny. It’s about Maine’s license plate.

Now, the State o’ Maine’s license is the only license ..
with a dead animal on it!
Big red lobster straight from the pot!
Sure makes a Mainers’ heart beat with pride a lot!
Makes you loosen up your belt! Then you wanna go and melt ..
some butter .. or some Blue Bonnet!
Cuz, the State o’ Maine’s license is the only license ..
with a dead animal on it!
The State o’ Maine’s license is the only license ..
with a dead animal on it!

Coulda been a potatah (there’s a lot in this state!) ..
or a fiddlehead from the forest!
Coulda been a pine tree .. Or a MOOSE, doncha see ..
Or a schooner-salin’, cone-totin’ tourist!
Coulda been a blueberry .. or the Vinalhaven ferry ..
or a ship bound for seas uncharted ..
But, the State o’ Maine’s license is tryin’ to entice us
with an animal that’s .. departed!
The State o’ Maine’s license is tryin’ to entice us
with an animal that’s .. departed!

Now .. suddenly, in Kittery, you’re CRAVIN’ for that critter!
But, it’s only auto-suggestion!
Cuz on every bumper seen .. there’s a lobster that’s been STEAMED ..
and it’s stirrin’ up .. your digestion!
Come to MAINE for vacation! Where a dead crustaceon
is purtier than a sonnet! .. YES ..
The State o’ Maine’s license is the only license ..
with a dead .. animal on it!
The State o’ Maine’s license is the only license ..
with a dead .. animal on it!

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Cafe Du Nord and Jill Sobule

Cafe Du Nord
Couldn’t ask for a nicer end of a Monday. Ok, the picture is of the bar but I like this bar. 🙂 and I’d feel weird taking a picture of Jill on my phone. Plenty of pictures will be available soon in my soon-to-be-open music related website. If I ever make one. 🙂

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Peter Mulvey

YEAH!!!! He’s coming back to Cali. Three shows I can go see. And a fourth I can wrangle over.

Dunno if anyone noticed (since my site isn’t all that popular. fine by me. those that care, I say) but I’ve added an MP3 on the right side of the homepage. I’ll be putting songs I love and enjoy over there. I’m gonna update it so that you can go back and hear past songs (Macromedia Flash will be required) soon, but for now, enjoy Peter singing a Townes Van Zandt song. I discovered this song by listening to Nancy Griffith. She’s got a great story about this song. I’ll see if I can find it amongst my many recordings of her shows.

And please, do yourself a favor, go see him. He’s a local Milwaukee artist and is amazing, funny, friendly, etc.

8/28 STONY BROOK, NY, Long Island Museum Fiddle & Folk Festival, longislandmuseum.org
9/3-5 JOHNSTOWN, PA, Johnstown Folk Festival, 888.222.1889, johnstownfolkfest.org
9/8 ST. PAUL, MN, Gingko Coffeehouse, 651.645.2647
9/10 GRAND RAPIDS, MI, Celebration on the Grand (Ah-Nab-Awen Park), 616-752-8257
9/16 CHICAGO, IL, Schubas, 773.525.2508
9/17 MILWAUKEE, WI, Linneman’s, 414-263-9844 (w/ Jeffrey Foucault)
9/23 PHOENIXVILLE, PA, Steel City Coffeehouse, 610.933.4043
9/25 BOSTON, MA, Boston Folk Festival, bostonfolkfestival.com
9/27 ARLINGTON, VA, Iota, 703.522.8340
9/30 NORTHAMPTON, MA, The Iron Horse, 413.586.8686
10/1 BRIDGEPORT, CT, The Acoustic Cafe, 203.335.3655
10/6 LOUISVILLE, KY, Kentucky Theater, 502.585.1566 (w/ Darden Smith)
10/7 COVINGTON, KY, Jack Quinn’s, 859.491.6699 (w/Darden Smith)
10/8 DAYTON, OH, Canal Street Tavern, 937.461.9343
10/22 SAN DIEGO, CA, Acoustic Music San Diego, 619.303.8176, www.acousticmusicsandiego.com
10/24 MONTEREY, CA, Monterey Live, 831.646.1415 (w/ Greg Trooper)
10/25 FELTON, CA, Don Quixote’s, 831.603.2294 (w/ Greg Trooper)
10/27 BERKELEY, CA, Freight & Salvage, 510.548.1761(Greg Trooper opens)
10/28 TIBURON, CA, Eric Schoenberg Guitars, 415.789.0846
11/5 MADISON, WI, High Noon Saloon, 608.268.1122 (w/Ellis Paul)
11/12 LEXINGTON, MA, Joyful Noise Coffeehouse, www.joyfulnoisecoffeehouse.org (w/Jess Klein)
11/18 GLOUCESTER, MA, Fishtown Artspace, 978-283-1381
11/19 POMFRET, CT, The Vanilla Bean, 860.928.1562
11/29 NORTHAMPTON, MA, The Iron Horse, iheg.com

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some Peter Mulvey tour dates

If you are around these dates/places, go see this guy. He’s a local-Milwaukee artist. You won’t be disappointed. Especially if it’s listed as a Redbird show.

Listen to his latest free MP3 online before you go or listen to snippets of songs from his latest album at Amazon.com

5/13 TUCSON, AZ, Green Fire Bookshop, 520.408.0677, greenfirebooks.com
5/14 CAVE CREEK, AZ, Cave Creek Coffee Company, 480.488.0603
5/15 CORONADO, CA, Lamb’s Players Theatre, 619.437.0600, lambsplayers.org
5/16** REDBIRD on XM Satellite Radio – “The Loft Sessions”, xmradio.com (Also airs 5/19 & 5/21)
5/19 ST. PAUL, MN, Ginkgo Coffeehouse, 651.645.2647, ginkgocoffee.com
5/20 DUBUQUE, IA, The Busted Lift, 563.584.9712
5/21 CEDARBURG, WI, Cedarburg Cutural Center
5/25 NEWPORT, KY, Southgate House, 859.431.2201 (Supporting Richard Thompson)
6/3 WEST DUNDEE, IL, Emmett’s Tavern, 847.428.4500
6/4 RHINELANDER, WI, Nicolet College
6/9 STURGEON BAY, WI, Bluefront Cafe, 920.743.9218
6/10 FORT ATKINSON, WI, Cafe Carpe, 920.563.9391, cafecarpe.com
6/11 FORT ATKINSON, WI, Cafe Carpe, 920.563.9391, cafecarpe.com
6/17-20 POMEROY, OH, Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Workshop, furpeaceranch.com
6/25 MADISON, WI, Art in the Barn
7/2-3 NEW BEDFORD, MA, New Bedford Summerfest, newbedfordsummerfest.com
7/9 CHESTERTOWN, MD, Andy’s, 410-778-6779
7/14 WORCESTER, MA, Worcester Artists Group, whereyourmouthis.com
7/15 CAMBRIDGE, MA, Lizard Lounge, 617.547.1228
7/16** GREENFIELD, MA, Green River Festival, greenriverfestival.com
7/22-23** HILLSDALE, NY, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, falconridgefolk.com
7/26 LARCHMONT, NY, Watercolor Cafe, 914.834.2213
7/29 BRADFORD, VT, Middle Earth Music Hall, 802.222.4748
7/30-31** WOLFEBORO, NH, Great Waters Folk Festival, greatwaters.org
8/1 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY, Studio 89, Live show, broadcasting on 89.7 FM, and online at wnku.org
8/2 SPRINGFIELD, OH, Veteran’s Park Amphitheater, 937.324.2712
8/5 MILWAUKEE, WI, Bremen Cafe, 414.431.1932
8/6 MADISON, WI, Folk At One (Elizabeth Link Peace Park), FREE
8/28** STONY BROOK, NY, Long Island Museum Fiddle & Folk Festival, longislandmuseum.org
9/3-5** JOHNSTOWN, PA, Johnstown Folk Festival, 888.222.1889, johnstownfolkfest.org
9/25** BOSTON, MA, Boston Folk Festival, bostonfolkfestival.com
9/30 NORTHAMPTON, MA, The Iron Horse, 413.586.8686
10/1 BRIDGEPORT, CT, The Acoustic Cafe, 203.335.3655
11/19 POMFRET, CT, The Vanilla Bean, 860.928.1562

** Indicates a Redbird show, with Kris Delmhorst & Jeffrey Foucault